The Who - 2014 Remasters (HDTracks/iTunes)

Again, the 2014 iTunes version of A Quick One IS true mono. Whether they simply took a single channel of the stereo transfer, or folded both channels in to make it mono, or did a brand-new mono transfer for real is a different question.

 

is there tape damage at 8.02 [of the download] to 8.05 on WNGTI?
is the bootleg the same...........or have they used some NR tool on this version?
it's full of dropouts/holes as if some heavy declicker went over it.

 

Hard to tell for certain, but I believe that's just an issue with the original recording.

 

Listening to the new 2014 iTunes version of Who's Next and Bonus tracks and it's the best I've heard both!!

 

Hmm, even Who's Next? Interesting.

 

are the three mono albums becoming a catch-all for all related material? or is there still some stuff missing?

 

What do you mean?

The downloads do not contain everything, and in fact sometimes leave off material that was issued on the recent Japanese releases.

 

I mean in terms of singles, b-sides, EPs, etc. not session outtakes.

 

Well, for $6.99, after waiting for a week, I couldn't not download the 2014 stereo AQO any longer. I think for the first time in my life, I might have really liked listening to Don't Look Away. It's always seemed to me, at that stage in their repertoire, to be too sweet and nice, and too c/w (and I like 'C/W Who'), but then again what do I know - one of the reasons I bought this download was I thought the cover Bucket T sounded clearer to me than the other cd stereo version(s) I have! The sound of the cymbals and cymbal wash on Barbara Ann is still brutal on me ears though, can't listen to the damn thing, and I love the performance, from what I've heard of it, . I like how "Man With Money" gets The Who special treatment instrumental finale.

 

What is WNGTI?

 

we're not gonna take it.

 

I was extremely lucky and just got me the rather hard-to-find 1988 WGFA maxi single CD with the live, unedited and excellently-mixed "Boney Moronie" which I'm going to splice in the new iTunes Young Vic show between Naked Eye and WGFA for my private joy, hehe. For more info, just PM me with your Email addy, OK?

Who ahoy!
Thmas

 

It's unedited, but it isn't excellently-mixed. It doesn't have the normal John-left/Pete-right stereo separation.

 

Ok, Luke, that's true, it could have been done better but also a lot worse, too, right? And the mastering is fine, isn't it?

 

Is this is the first release of original stereo mixes of
Early Morning Cold Taxi,
Jaguar,
Glittering Girl,
Girl's Eyes

Isn't Cold Taxi and Girls Eyes vintage stereo on the 09 Sell Out deluxe?

 

Correct.

We're sure the others are vintage mixes? I can't remember about Jaguar offhand, but my understanding is there isn't a vintage stereo mix of Glittering Girl (either version).

 

Are there any tracks that are still best heard on, or unique to the 30 yrs boxset.?

for example: Bony Moronie, Fortune Teller

 

Fortune Teller isn't unique, although the mix is.

Here Tis
Zoot Suit (unique remix)
Happy Jack Jingle
A Quick One While He's Away (unique hybrid of studio and R&R Circus alternate take)
Coke 2 (unique remix)
The Last Time (unique remix)
Call Me Lightning (unique remix)
Mary Anne (unique remix)
Dogs (unique remix)
Amazing Journey/Sparks [mistitled 'Underture'] (unique longer remix)
Bony Maronie (unique edited remix)
Join Together (unique remix)
Relay (unique remix)
The Real Me (Kenny Jones version)
Long Live Rock (unique remix)
Twist and Shout
I'm A Man

Plus a few things that have unique edits, like Jaguar, Naked Eye, etc. And various dialog.

 

Are the versions of I Can't Explain and Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere on the mono My Generation the original single mixes, or something different? Struggling to find any information on this.

 

Original mixes.

 

wow nice to know that it's rare.

 

Great, thanks!

 

I thought that "Jaguar" (aside from being edited) was a different mix. Or is that mix somewhere else that I've missed? Also isn't "Join Together" the same remix as what's on My Generation-The Very Best of The Who, although not crossfaded. I need to brush up on all of this stuff!

 

Not sure about Jaguar. I thought it was otherwise the same as what was on the 1995 Sell Out.

The added "flute" at the end of Join Together comes in at a different time on MG:TVBoTW. I've never quite been able to figure that one out.

The intro to The Seeker is also different on the box.

 

Thanks! Man, I should just hire you as my personal Who reference guide!

Yes, I remember "The Seeker" thing and now that you mention it, I remember syncing those "Join Together" mixes many years ago and thinking "WTF?". It's just been so long, I can't keep them straight in my mind. Something like that really doesn't make sense. There are SO many Who mix variations. I love this kind of stuff, but this can be a bit frustrating.

I could be mistaken, but I think "Jaguar" is a different mix. I remember being slightly frustrated that I couldn't eliminate the 'fade in' intro to "Jaguar" by editing it from another mix, because things weren't exactly centered or something... Again, my memory could be failing me and I'm not at home to do a quick check.